Editorial: We cannot let them stop us from living our lives

We cannot let them stop us, no matter who they are. No matter if they are jihadists or if they are irrational for other reasons.

We cannot let them stop us from changing our lives for the better by getting off the couch and getting stronger or taking a class or trying something new.

We cannot let them stop us from going out out to cheer friends and family when they compete or celebrate. We cannot accept the notion that it is unsafe to come together at important places or events.

We cannot let them convince us that humanity has gone off the rails, that our society is a failure, that people are worse today than they used to be.

We cannot forget that on Monday, great things happened in this country, in other countries, in schools, in hospitals, in research labs, churches and factories.

We cannot forget the 8-year-old who was killed simply because someone's heart had rotted away.

We cannot forget the important and brave things that spectators and police officers and paramedics did Monday.

We cannot become angry in general. When we do not know what to do with anger, it stays inside us and leaves scars.

We cannot stop what we are doing and give up.

We cannot forget that we can become better and stronger, that the world can get better, that we are not doomed to even more lunacy. We must remember that people do change. Societies change. Sometimes for the better.